Ship Dioramas: Bringing Your Models to Life - Couverture rigide

Griffith, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848321686 ISBN 13 : 9781848321687

Editeur : Seaforth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

This book is about the art of displaying waterline models. By their very nature, ship models that do not show the full hull and are not mounted on an artificial stand cry out for a realistic setting. At its most basic this can be just a representation of the sea itself, but to give the model a context - even to tell some sort of story - is far more challenging. This is the province of the diorama, which at its most effective is a depiction of a scene or an event in which the ship model takes centre stage. As with a painting, the composition is a vital element and this book devotes much of its space to what works and what does not, and illustrates with photographic examples why the best maritime dioramas have visual power and how to achieve that impact. Individual chapters explore themes like having small craft in attendance on the main subject, multiple-model scenarios, dockyards and naval bases, and the difficulties of replicating naval combat realistically. It also looks at both extremes of modelmaking ambition: the small single-ship exposition and the largest, most ambitions projects of the kind meant for museum display. The book concludes with some of the most advanced concepts - how to create drama and the illusion of movement, and how to manipulate perspective. Illustrated throughout with colour photos, the more abstract discussion is backed with practical 'how to' sections, so anyone who builds waterline ship model will benefit from reading this book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

DR DAVID GRIFFITH builds models in many scales and materials, but has won awards for his 1:350 and 1:700 scale resin warships. He publishes his own newsletter, and his first book, Ship Models from Kits, was a great success in both its original hardback publication in 2009 and the subsequent paperback reprint.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seaforth Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848321686
• ISBN 13: 9781848321687
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible